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Character Interview: Candy Kavana from The Beginning @AuthorAnitaCox #RLFblog #Contemporary

The Beginning 

About the Book

Title The Beginning, Dirty White Candy, Book 1
Genre: Contemporary Erotic Romance
Author Name Anita Cox
Book heat level (based on movie ratings): R+
Blurb (up to 300 words) Watch what happens when a recently
divorced and sexually repressed thirty-something woman transforms from vapid
novice to bombshell maven in The Beginning. Going bravely where she’s never
gone before, Candy Kavana is about to take the first steps towards her new life
in Book 1 of Anita Cox’s intensely passionate and entertaining series, Dirty
White Candy.
Traded in for a younger, newer model by the only man she’s
ever made love to, thirty-something Candy Kavana finds herself craving human
interaction of the carnal nature. Shy and sexually repressed, Candy turns to
her best friend, Stacy, for advice. And what advice it is!
Candy nervously dives into sex therapy and what she
discovers is more than mind-blowing sex. She discovers a side of herself she
never dreamed existed. Now that she’s whet her whistle, she can’t get enough.
Just how far is Candy willing to take her sexual exploration?
Content Notes: Intense, Light BDSM, MĂ©nage, D/S Elements,
Polyamory, Contemporary

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Interview with Candy Kavana

Tell us about
yourself, please.
At work, I’m a
successful marketing executive. I’m good at my job and I’ve moved up the
company ladder. Outside of work, I’m a bit of a recluse. If it weren’t for my
best friend Stacy, I’d have no social life. At least, that’s where my story
begins. I’ve only made love to one man, my dirt-ball cheating ex-husband. Even
then, it was nothing exciting.
What is it that
you want, but cannot have? Authors call this the conflict of the story.
I’m really
repressed and very uneducated about the sexual world. Because my ex was so
demeaning, I just don’t thing I’m very good in bed either. I want contact. I
want connection. I WANT AN ORGASM.
What’s your internal
limitation? Meaning, what is it about you that makes it so you cannot do what
it is you need to do during this story?
I have a difficult
time with new things sexual in nature. Stacy calls me a prude. I’m really my
own worst enemy. But I’m grabbing ahold of my lady balls and moving on with
life.
What inner doubt
causes you the most difficulty?
As I said, the ex
told me I was bad in the sack. We never tried anything other than missionary
and blow jobs for him. So my self-esteem is pretty much shot. I found the most
interesting form of sex therapy, so I’m learning to get over myself and find my
inner vixen.
What’s your
external complication? In the story world your author created, explain what it
is you fear most.
The world’s view of
a sexually free woman. I don’t want to be seen as a whore, even if I want to
act like one. I’m terrified it’ll ruin my impeccable reputation.
Are you happy
with the way your story ended? Why or why not?
Oh Anita gave me
knowledge, power, orgasms and hot people to experiment with. I’m satisfied (and
a little spent.)

About the Writer

You have the
length of a tweet (140 characters) to describe yourself as a writer.
Let’s see what you can do. Anita Cox has an
affinity for leather and high heeled boots. The same vivacious attitude can be
found in her erotic adventures.
Why did you
choose to write about this character?
I’d met a woman who
was about 30, in Candy’s situation. Her story was quite sad, but it got me
thinking…what if there was an erotic turn of events? Then, owning a swing club,
I had several ideas about realistic scenarios I could put her in.
When you wrote
about this character, what made you the most happy? What made you the most sad?
I was the happiest
the first time she took charge. I felt her power increase, her self-esteem heal
and I really enjoyed watching her finally enjoy sex with a man.
Why do you
write?
There’s another
option? I’d be a compulsive liar if I couldn’t write.
Are any sequels
planned for this book?
I think the trilogy
is great as it stands. Adding to it would just drag the story on.
Is there
anything you’d like to say to your readers?
The greatest
feeling an author has is when someone enjoys their work. It is with utmost
sincerity that I say, I hope you enjoy the Dirty White Candy series.

Author Bio

Anita has been writing general fiction, under her given
name, for nearly a decade. In 2012 she strapped on a new name for a new genre
and dove head first into writing erotica.
Anita Cox’s erotic debut series Dirty White Candy was picked
up by Liquid Silver Books in 2013, but this wasn’t her beginning. Under her
given name she has written crime fiction (some with paranormal elements,)
paranormal romance and suspense novels. With a decade in the industry, she has
finally started to get her feet wet.
In 2014, she became a Director for the Erotic Author’s
Guild. Her altruistic nature found its purpose, assisting other erotic authors
with issues specific to the genre.
With a busy home life, Anita manages to ferret out enough
time for each hat she must wear, though secretly, she wants to shut the world
out and just write.

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